The board of education of any school district and of any county shall appoint a supervisor of attendance and such assistant supervisors of attendance as may be necessary to supervise the attendance of pupils in the district or county. The board shall prescribe the duties of the supervisor and assistant supervisors of attendance, not inconsistent with law, to include, among other duties that may be required by the board, those specific duties related to compulsory full-time education, truancy, work permits, compulsory continuation education, and opportunity schools, classes, and programs, now required of such attendance supervisors by this chapter and Article 4 (commencing with Section 48450) of Chapter 3 and Article 2 (commencing with Section 48630) of Chapter 4 of this part.